Snap-fastener socket



July 1, 1930. E. GODDU v 1,769,685

SNAP FASTENER SOCKET Filed March 19. 1929 Patented July l, 123@ T fig.; S

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` intacts LOUIS E. GODDU, OF WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED-CARR FAS- TENER CORFRATIGN, 0F CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA'IIOIN'` 0F MAS- SACHUSETTS sNAi-rasfrnnnn SOCKET Application led March 19, 1929. Serial No. 348,254.

My invention aims to provide improvements in snap fasteners and more particularly improvements in yielda-ble sockets.

In the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a socket installation;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. l, a stud installation being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4c is an elevation of the socket installation as viewed from the under side.

Referring now to the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, I have shown a fastener socket installation of simple, durable and inexpensive construction. This installation comprises a flexible material l, a socket part 2 and attaching means 8.

The socket part 2 is pressed from sheet metal and presents a cup-shaped portion having a base 4 and a side wall 5. A support engaging flange 6 extends laterally outwardly from the wall 5 and the metal adjacent to the mouth of the cup-shaped portion is rolled to provide a curved cross section to form a ledge 7, all as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The side-wall 5 and flange 6 are divided radially by a number of slits 8 which begin at the edge of the flange 6 and terminate adjacent to the base l of the cup-shaped portion. IThese slits 8 are very narrow (Fig. 4) from the edge of the flange 6 to a point about half way to the edge of the stud-receiving aperture 9 provided at the mouth of the cupshaped portion. The slits are enlarged to a `considerable extent for the remainder of their length. The purpose of the enlargesocket -is pressed into the flexible material 1 and the attaching part is pressed against the opposite side of the material l with the tubular rivet 13 passing through the hole 14 in `the base 4 and upset, as shown in Figs. 2 and fn 3. The flexible material'l is gripped reladotted lines in Fig. 2.

When the stud and socket are engaged or disengaged, the head ofthe stud is forced through the stud-receiving aperture 9 and as it engages the jaws 10 the portions between the slits yield laterally to enlarge the aperture 9 and permit passage of the stud head.

I have found that the action of this socket is much smoother with the narrow jaws provided by the enlargement of the slits than the same type of socket withV narrow slits providing wider j aws.- Furthermore, the flexible portions are less apt to become set because lthe enlarged slits reduce the width of the flexible portions at their ends near the base lwhere the greatest amount of flexing takes p ace. f

While theslits might be made relatively wide throughout their length, I prefer to have them narrow adjacent to the edge of the flange 6 Aso that I may provide the largest areal possible in the flange 6 for engagement with the flexible material.

With the construction of slits illustrated and described, I have all the advantages of narrowslits in the flange 6 and the additional advantage, which I claim as my invention,

of the greater flexibility of the yieldable portions andthe improved smooth action which takes place when the socket is engaged with or disengaged from a stud.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, I do .not Wish to be limited thereby because'the ,scope of my invention is best defined in the following claims.

Claims:

l 1. A snap fastener socket member compris- 5 ing cup-shaped portion having a bottom and a side Wall, a flange extending outwardly from the free edge of the side wall at the mouth of the cup, said flange and side Wall being severed by a number of slits to permit edllrgement of the mouth of the cup-shaped Prtion -f0r passage of the head of a fastener stud and said shts being substantially enlrged at the junction of the flange and the side wall of the cup-shaped portion to pro- 'vide between them stud-engaging jaws spaced `substantial distances apart around the mouth of the cup-shaped portion and said slits being relatively narrow beginning at the pe- 'ri heral edge vof the flange and extending a a0 su stantial distance therefrom.

2. A snap fastener socket member comprising a cup-shaped portion having a bottom and a side wall, a flange extending outwardly from the free edge of the side Wall at the mouth of the cup, said flange and side wall being severed by a number Vof slits to permit enlargement of the mouth of the cup-shaped portion for passage of the head of a fastener stud, each of said slits being relso atively narrow from the outer edge of the ange to a oint in the flange spaced from the mouth of t e cup-shaped portion and the remainder of the slit being substantially enlar as and for the purposes illustrated an described.

y 8. A snap fastener socket member cornprising a cup-shaped portion having a bottom and a side wall, a flange extending outwardly from the free edge of the side wall at 4o the mouth of the cup, said flange and side wall being severed by a number of slits to permit enlargement of the mouth of the cupshaped portion for passage of the head of a fastener stud, a ledge at the mouth of the cup for engagement with the neck of a stud, and each of said slits being relatively narrow from the edge of the flange to a point in the flange s aced from the ledge to preserve as much o the flange as possible for engagement with a support to which the socket is to be attached, each of said slits being relatively wide where they pass through the ledge thereby to reduce the length of contact between the ledge and a stud when being engaged and disengaged to provide for smooth engaging and disengaging action.

4. A snap fastener socket member coml y prising a cup-shaped portion havin a bottom and a side Wall, a flange extending out- `t wardly from the free edge of the side Wall at the mouth of the cup, said flange and side `Wall being severed by a number of slits to to permit enlargement of the mouth of the `cup-shaped portion for passage of the head y 0o of a fastener stud, a ledge at the mouth of the cup for engagement with the neck of a stud, and each of said slits being relatively narrow from the edge of the flange to a point in the flange spaced from the ledge to preserve as much of the flange as ossible for engagement with a sup rt to w ich the socket is to be attached an each of said slits being approximately the same width at the ledge as a portion of the ledge between two of the slits thereby to reduce the length of contact between the ledge and a stud when being en gaged and disengaged to provide for smooth engaging and disengaging action.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

LOUIS E. GODDU.

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